Kids Health

3 year old had a cough for 6 weeks

lovemybambinos:
Hi was wondering if any one could help me my son started off with a mild cold about 6 weeks ago every one in the house had it but my sons cough didn't go away he has had a temp about 3 weeks ago I did take him docs and they said he's fine took him last week the docs said he was fine again but in the last 3 days iv notices his cough has changed it's got more wheezy he's finding it hard to breath and is vomiting after coughing does any one think there is something wrong and should I keep taking him back to the docs or is it just a cough thanks

Ask the dr if they will test for whooping cough. My son had it back in September. I had him at the dr. For it and they first said it was post nasal drip. 2 days later I took him to urgent care for it and that dr. Told me it was a cold and to give him cough syrup. I knew it was something,a mom knows! So back to the dr. That Monday and they tested him...5 days later the results came back and sure enough it was whooping cough!

My 2 year old son had the same thing happen. he's been prescribed an inhaler because of our family history with asthma , as it seems to have presented this way with the older kids. Also his cough picks up at night and with exertion

My goodness!!! Well I hope all is well! Last year we had a scare in my kids school so the doctor put them on Zithromax "just in case"... I wish these things would go away, we never even had to worry about them when I was young but then again our parents gave us our vaccinations so it was pretty much non existent!!! Hugs for you lo!!!

my son had same symptoms since birth he even got pneumonia twice because nothing helped but it ended up being acid reflux! coughing mucus vomiting fever and not being able to eat too much at once were his symptoms

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